January 13

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is providing an at-a-glance summary of news from around the agency.

- As of today, 443 tests and sample collection devices are authorized by the FDA under emergency use authorizations (EUAs). Department of Health and Human Services, protects the public health by assuring the safety, effectiveness, and security of human and veterinary drugs, vaccines and other biological products for human use, and medical devices. The FDA has also authorized 1203 revisions to EUA authorizations. It’s important to note, food products already on their way to or on store shelves before 2023 don’t have to be removed from the market. [Closer to Zero](https://www.fda.gov/food/metals-and-your-food/closer-zero-action-plan-baby-foods)the FDA announced two meetings as part of our work to identify the scientific research base for action levels for contaminants in foods eaten by babies and young children. It is the first combination of an inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) and a short-acting beta-agonist to be approved in the U.S. Additionally, Airsupra is the first product containing an ICS to be approved in the U.S. The treatment works to relax the muscles and reduce inflammation in the lung airways to reduce the risk of severe asthma attacks. FDA continues to intend to exercise enforcement discretion for the pre-harvest agricultural water requirements for covered produce other than sprouts while the FDA continues rulemaking. [released](https://www.fda.gov/food/cfsan-constituent-updates/fda-releases-fact-sheet-reminds-produce-stakeholders-upcoming-end-intended-enforcement-discretion)a fact sheet and constituent update to remind produce stakeholders of the upcoming end of the intended enforcement discretion period for the harvest and post-harvest agricultural water requirements in the Produce Safety Rule for covered produce other than sprouts. As has been done with other FSMA rules, the FDA plans to take an educational posture for these harvest and post-harvest requirements as farms begin implementing those requirements. The agency also [shared](https://www.fda.gov/food/cfsan-constituent-updates/fda-and-federal-partners-launch-study-role-seafood-consumption-child-growth-and-development)that the first meeting of the NASEM Committee on the Role of Seafood Consumption in Child Growth and Development will be webcast on January 19, 2023.